Q3 2010 Earnings Reports - Top Health Insurers

Several of the largest health insurance companies reported better-than-expected profits for the third quarter of 2010. Many industry execs attributed the earnings growth to a drop off in healthcare services, as noted by FierceHealthPayer.

So how well did insurers really fare in the third quarter of 2010? Did new health reform requirements come into play? Click through the earnings summaries of six of the largest insurers to find out more.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH)

WellPoint (NYSE: WLP)

Aetna (NYSE: AET)

Humana (NYSE: HUM)

Health Net (NYSE: HNT)

CIGNA (NYSE: CI)

Check out our Q3 earnings for the top hospital chains